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Importation of slaves ends
ECONOMIC CHANGES
The constitution prohibited the importance of slaves. The United State federal law provided no new slaves. The people were permitted to be imported into the United States. -
The Missouri Compromise
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES
The Missouri Compromise was an effort to balance the power in congress between the slave and free states. This was passed in 1820, and Missouri was a slave state, but Maine was a free state. -
The Wilmot Proviso
POLITICAL CHANGES
Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slave. The land acquired as a result to the Mexican War. After the Mexican War, President James gave $2 million to the terms of a treaty. -
Compromise of 1850
POLITCAL CHANGES
Five laws were passed in this Compromise. These laws were dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. Another part of the compromise was the fugitive slave act. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES
This act required slaves to be returned to their owners, even if their states was a free state. The federal government was responsible for finding, returning and trying to escape the slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES
Harriet Beecher Stow shared his idea about the injustices of slavery. These was pushing back against dominant culture beliefs about physical and emotional capacities of non white. -
Bleeding Kansas
POLITICAL CHANGES
The Bleeding Kansas described the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare. This was between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. The followed creations or the new territory of Kansas. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
POLITICAL CHANGES
The Kansas Nebraska act reapplied the Missouri compromise. This created two new territories. This allowed for popular sovereignty. This bough a violent uprising known as the bleeding Kansas. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES
In the United States Senate chamber the representative Preston Brooks. He was a pro-slavery democracy from South Carolina, he used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles. Who was an abolitionist republican. -
Dred Scott decision
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL CHANGES
The outcome of this decision would be incredibly important because they believed that It would settle the slavery question once and for all. This would make slavery either legal or illegal throughout the nation.